Privacy policy

General

This Privacy Policy describes how we handle your personal information for our services on the www.ARTANDCURATOR.com website and content and other related websites where this policy appears in the footer of the page. The policy that applies on any of our domains or sub-domains is always the policy that appears in the footer of each website.
By accepting the Privacy Policy and the Customer Agreement in registration, you expressly consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is effective upon acceptance for new Customers and is otherwise effective on Dec 1, 2014.

Collection of Information

We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order or subscribe to our newsletter. When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number or credit card information. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.

Use of Information

Our primary purpose in collecting personal information is to provide you with a safe, smooth, efficient, and personal experience. You agree that we may use your personal information to:
• To provide the services and customer support you request by personalizing your experience (your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs)
• To customize, measure and improve our services, content and advertising of our website (we continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you)
• To process transactions – Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested.
• To send periodic emails – The email address you provide for order processing, may be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order, in addition to receiving occasional company news, updates, related product or service information, etc.

Protect of your Information

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information.

We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our Payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.

After a transaction, your private information (credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc.) will be kept on file for more than 60 days in order to make your next purchase as simple as we can..

Cookies

We use “cookies” (small files placed on your hard drive) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information . We use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart, understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. If you choose not to accept cookies, your experience navigating the Service, including the Site, may be reduced and not work as intended. Like most websites, if you turn your cookies off, some of our services may not function properly. However, you can still place orders by contacting customer service.

Disclosure of Your information

We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Account Protection

Your password is the key to your account. Use unique numbers, letters and special characters, and do not disclose your www.ARTANDCURATOR.com login password to anyone. If you do share your password or your personal information with others, remember that you are responsible for all actions taken in the name of your account. If you lose control of your password, you may lose substantial control over your personal information and may be subject to legally binding actions taken on your behalf. Therefore, if your password has been compromised for any reason, you should immediately notify www.ARTANDCURATOR.com and change your password.

Accessing, Reviewing and Changing Your Personal Information
You can see, review and change most of your personal information by signing on to www.ARTANDCURATOR.com. Generally, we will not manually modify your personal information because it is very difficult to verify your identity remotely. You must promptly update your personal information if it changes or is inaccurate.

Non-Personally Identifiable Information Analytics

We use Google Analytics to track Customer information. While we will outline the data gathered by Google Analytics, as with all third party applications, please refer to their privacy policy. Google Analytics uses a first-party cookie and JavaScript code to collect information about visitors and to track advertising campaign data. Google Analytics anonymously tracks how visitors interact with a Site, including where they came from, what they did on a Site, and whether they completed any of the Site’s conversion goals. Although such information is not personally identifiable, it may be possible to determine from an IP address a visitor’s Internet Service Provider and the geographic location of the visitor’s point of connectivity. Customer IP address and other non-personally identifiable information also may be used to gather broad demographic information and to recognize customer traffic patterns and Site usage trends. This information helps us in selecting Artists, types of Artwork and in developing the design and layout of the Site and content. We also may share aggregated statistical data and other non-personally identifiable information with our business partners, and with our service providers.

Artwork Sales

We utilize Shopify and PayPal to facilitate the Artwork sales (the “Sales”). Please check these third parties for their privacy policies. In order to facilitate the sales process, Shopify and PayPal will collect and use certain information such as your name, email address, billing address, shipping address, phone number and credit card information to process your purchase. Credit cards and billing information are used for the sole purpose of carrying out the transaction.

Mailing List

The mailing list is processed through MailChimp and/or Shopify. As will all third parties, please check their privacy policies before sharing your information. The email address you provide will only be used to send you information and updates pertaining to the Site. If you decide to opt-in to our mailing list, you will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related art or service information, etc. You can unsubscribe from receiving our e-mails at any time. You can unsubscribe by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link in the footer of any e-mail and following the instructions.

Terms and Conditions

Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website at

Your Consent

By using our site, you consent to our web site privacy policy.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page.